Glimpses of Devayana/ a short synopsis of the third epic of India
Dr. Hajari
- 1st ed.
- New Delhi: New Age Books, 2007.
- xxi,337p.
1. Descent of the Devayana • The Beginning • Structure and Contents of The Epic 2. Creation, Manifestation and Evolution • On Creation • On Manifestation • On Evoltition 3. Early Days of Man • Ancient History of Man • Aryan and Non-Aryan 4. Startling Crystallization of Thoughts • Birth and Death • Death and After Death • On Time • Relation Between Time, Rebirth and Maya • Dharma and Peace • Varna (Caste) and Chanda (Metre) 5. Battling the Asuric Forces • World Peace and Unity • Influence of Hostile Forces on Unity • Invocation of the Supreme Truth • An Adoradon of Divine Indra 6. Retaliation of the Hostile Forces • Asuric Influence on the Divine Kingdom • Manifestadon of the Divine Mother • Opposidon of the Demon Mother 7. Division of Time • Ascertainment of the Ages • The Arrangement • Birth of the Ages • Trita Yuga • Dvita Yuga 8. The Iron Age Appears • Baleful Influence of Kali • Iron Age and Its Functions • The Material Consciousness • The Life Energy • The Mental Creation • Knowledge and Ignorance • Discovery of Supermind • Reality of the Supramental Plane • The Destiny 9. Efforts of the Immortals • Memories of the Past • A Moment of Peril • The Spiritual Cataclysm • The Future Vision 10. Appearance of the Devayana • The Controversy • In the Course of Manifestation 11. Transit to The Golden Age • Adventure of Dawn Towards Night • Release of "Ratri", The Night • The World Soul (Visvadeva-Jagat Surya) • Pure Vital Existence (Taranta) • Existence of Pure Joy (Bhagadevata) • Existence of Divine Beauty and Immunity • Transformation and Divine Victory • Why the Divine Victory is Variable? • Opening the Wide Gate of Immortality • Sacrifice of Simplicity and Sincerity 12. Advent of the Golden Age • Divine Birth in the Human Ignorance • Conqueror of Ignorance • A Transitional Period 13. The Golden Age • Coronation of Vasukra • Golden Age Manifested • Kingdom of the Vasus and Perfection of Devayana • Exchange of Vasu Race • A Transmutation, Kingdom of Traiaruna • Curse of Saci, Appearance of Arbuda The Supreme Errand 14. End of the Golden Age—A Transitional Period • Beginning of Efforts in Nature • Commencement of Fight in Nature • Conqueror of Demons • Conclusion